The Ice Age Cometh! Forget Global Warming!

[dredger]

Good article about the artic, the russians, ice-breakers, and nice pictures of ice level changes :

Seemingly Insignificant News.

Recall my week-and-a-half old post on "scientists" from the "social sciences" field. It was titled Why They Hate and dealt with Russian bran...

smoothiex12.blogspot.com

 

[Puma]

Spring began in Argentina on September 22 and will end on December 21. Even so, there was an intense snowfall in Caviahue, Neuquén. 11/15/2021

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=270797205058783&id=100063855154242

 

[Laura]

Good article about the artic, the russians, ice-breakers, and nice pictures of ice level changes :

Seemingly Insignificant News.

Recall my week-and-a-half old post on "scientists" from the "social sciences" field. It was titled Why They Hate and dealt with Russian bran...

smoothiex12.blogspot.com

That was great, thanks!

 

[Keit]

Good article about the artic, the russians, ice-breakers, and nice pictures of ice level changes :

Here's another one that describes the situation there.

A critical situation might be in the making on the Northern Sea Route

An early freeze has taken shippers by surprise and a big number of vessels are in danger of getting stuck in thick sea-ice.

thebarentsobserver.com

And here's a quote:

An early freeze has taken shippers by surprise and a big number of vessels are in danger of getting stuck in thick sea-ice.

More than 20 vessels are either stuck or struggling to make it through increasingly thick sea-ice on the Northern Sea Route.

Over the past years, shipping along the Russian northern coast has proceeded rather smoothly in late October and early November. But not this year. Large parts of the remote Arctic waters were in late October covered by sea-ice. And the white sheet is quickly getting thicker and harder to navigate.

Ice maps show that major parts of the Laptev Sea and the East Siberian Sea are covered by sea-ice that is more than 15 cm thick. In the eastern parts of the East Siberian Sea are areas with up to 70 cm thick one-year ice, as well as 2 meter thick multi-year ice.

Among the ships that now are located on the eastern part of the route are two oil tankers and a significant number of bulk carriers. Among the latter are three ships bringing iron ore from the Canadian Milne Island to China, and two vessels carrying iron ore from Murmansk.

The tankers Andrei Pervozvanny and Vladimir Rusanov have delivered oil in Pevek, the remote town on the coast of the Chukotka Peninsula. Another four vessels are still moored in Pevek and could get troubles when leaving the remote port.

 

[Keit]

Speaking of animal/bird behaviour, I saw the following today. Not sure if it's an indication of something (like Arctic weather coming to Spain), because there is a speculation that these owls could "take a ride" on a ship, but apparently it is still extremely strange and created quite an "uproar" in Spain. Just look at the number of journalists or well-equipped bird-watchers on the image in the article.

Snowy Owl arrival causes shockwaves in Spain

The first three individuals ever recorded in the country have all appeared in the space of six days, triggering unprecedented twitches.

www.birdguides.com

The owls have sparked what's been described as the biggest twitch Spain has ever seen, with more than 500 people visiting since their arrival. Prior to 6 November, no Snowy Owls had ever been recorded in Spain, which comes as little surprise given the nearest breeding grounds of this Arctic species are more than 3,500 km away.

 

[Nević Nenad]

Not bad for the winter.

MOSCOW, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Russia has agreed to continue selling Serbia gas at the current price of $270 per 1,000 cubic metres over the next six months, TASS news agency quoted Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic as saying on Thursday after he met with President Vladimir Putin.

Russia, Serbia reach deal on gas price for next six months

Russia has agreed to continue selling Serbia gas at the current price of $270 per 1,000 cubic metres over the next six months, TASS news agency quoted Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic as saying on Thursday after he met with President Vladimir Putin.

www.reuters.com

Serbia President Hails ‘Incredible’ Gas Deal With Russia

After meeting Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Aleksandar Vucic said Russia had agreed to peg Serbia's current gas price for another six months, calling it a gesture of friendship towards his country.

balkaninsight.com

 

[treesparrow]

Are these very cold temperatures normal for northern Scandinavia in late November?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1464654019713028102

 

[XPan]

Are these very cold temperatures normal for northern Scandinavia in late November?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1464654019713028102

Yep - winter is coming.

I would say that those temperatures are a lot below normal average in Northern Sweden - BUT - this is what it always looks like when cold arctic air is moving into the (North) Scandinavian area this time of the year, being very close to December. Especially when this cold airmass is "resting" / "settling down" under high a high pressure area with sinking air, clear skies - and almost or no sun what so ever. You get immediately temperatures around or below -30°C / -22°F rather easily. Same for goes Finland and Extreme North of Norway (except at the coasts)


November Minimum Records

The absolute Minimum record in North Sweden in November registered -43°C / -45.4°F in Vittangi, on 24, 25 and 26 Nov 1890. And -36°C in Middle (West) Sweden, on 27 Nov 1890. In Southern Sweden, the November record was -27°C / -16.6°F in Vårgårda on 16 Nov 1901.


December Minimum Records

North Sweden (Norrland) -48.9°C / -56°F . in Hemavan, on 30 Dec 1978
Middle Sweden (Svealand) with -45.0°C / -49°F in Särna, on 27 Dec 1887
South Sweden (Götaland) with -35.0°C / -31°F in Klagstorp 23 Dec 1915.

 

[XPan]

These where this mornings lowest temperatures in Sweden
28 Nov 2021

As you can see, it was even a lot colder than -30°C. Good luck with Tesla and similar cars...



I actually visited the place called NIKKALUOKTA (it's not even a village, just a few houses and nothing really to see - but beautiful strange landscapes). The place often registers the lowest temperatures in Sweden. Here some impressions from 11 Dec 2009 (-11°C)

 

[Laura]

Well, it's cold in SW France, for sure. Might even get a snow flurry or two tomorrow. Definitely not normal.

 

[Pat]

Very windy and getting colder in South East of France. 3 degree mid morning but bright sky and sunny. Our holiday is ending. Back to warmer temperatures.

 

[Oxajil]

There's been snowfall already in southern parts of the Netherlands, see here for pictures. A clip on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1464398720972333063

 

[Mari]

On a true polar night in Sweden measured -37.3 ° C​

Published: November 28, 2021 at 2:54 p.m.

On a real polar night in the north of Sweden last night, the temperature dropped to an incredible -37.3 ° C in one of the coldest days recorded in November in that country.

Really impressive low temperatures for this time of year in the north of the country were measured in the village of the people of Sami Nikkaulotka located in the municipality of Gällivare where 17,529 people live. The fact that this is a truly polar day is also shown by the fact that the record of this village, which is -39 ° C for the month of November, and which was set in the 50s of the last century, was almost broken.
Sweden's national record for November was set in 1890, when -43 ° C was measured.
As you read this, the cold extremely unusual for this part of the year continues to spread rapidly across Europe.

Photo credit: Scott Duncan / Facebook.

Photo credit: Scott Duncan / Facebook.


Also from the same meteo portal:

Winter is advancing in Europe, snow scenes are coming to us from Germany, Slovenia…​

Published: November 27, 2021 at 10:45 am

The cold front is slowly advancing through central Europe with air temperatures falling to winter values and snow. Values at 850 hPa (around 1500 m above sea level) above most of Germany and France will drop below -4 ° C, which is enough for snow in some lowlands.

Slight cooling also reached the extreme north of Slovenia with a drop in air temperature to around 0 ° C at 850 hPa. That was enough for snow in the higher regions. This morning we can enjoy beautiful photos of fresh snow from Kranjska Gora.
The Croatian mountains are also expecting a moderate cooling tomorrow, so we should expect some snow in the higher areas, but without any major surprises. More about that soon in our three-day forecast .

Kranjska Gora this morning, photo: Kranjska Gora / Facebook

A snowstorm hit most of Germany last night. According to meteorological portals, about 10 centimeters of snow fell above 500 meters above sea level, but there was also snow in the lower areas, where he sampled traffic difficulties. The following video comes to us from West Germany, the region of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Schnee in den Hochlagen von NRW! ❄️🥶 | Schnee in den Hochlagen von NRW! ❄️🥶 Mehr Infos zum Schnee auf www.WetterOnline.de/WetterTicker #Schnee #Winter #NRW | By WetterOnlineFacebook

Schnee in den Hochlagen von NRW! ❄️🥶 Mehr Infos zum Schnee auf www.WetterOnline.de/WetterTicker #Schnee #Winter #NRW

www.facebook.com

Looking at the total snowfall over the next 7 days we can see Europe slowly entering winter. The map does not show snow on the ground, but the total snowfall in mm or l / m2, so there will be less snow on the ground due to landslides and subsidence, but these are specific amounts for the time of year. Just look at the Baltic! (PR / IM).

Cumulative snowfall in the next 7 days, source: WRF / Istramet

(both articles translated by Google)


Here in the lower parts of NRW near the Rhein river, it is really wet and cold.
We have forecast for snow the last couple of days every day, but I still haven´t seen any.
Temperatures are from 0 degrees at night to a max of 4 degrees during the day.

It is cold....

 

[XPan]

On a real polar night in the north of Sweden last night, the temperature dropped to an incredible -37.3 ° C in one of the coldest days recorded in November in that country.

Not quite yet a "real" polar night...

because the sun is still up almost 3 hours (in theory when there are no clouds). The polar night starts on 8-9 Dec technically (albeit in reality, the real polar night starts 11 Dec for Kiruna and Nikkaluokta) - due to the in practice known atmospheric bending of light rays at the horizon). Nikkaluokta by the way, lies 51 km to the west of (the little bit more known) town of Kiruna.

On the other hand, if you stand there in Nikkaluokta, the mountains / hills to the north obscure the sun close to the horizon anyway...

Supposedly the temperature dip in Nikkaluokta was the coldest since 1980 in that area (for a November month) which was mentioned by Swedish mainstream media DN.se. I am not able to compare, because I have no data from up there, from the 80s.

It would be interesting to dig deeper, how many times the temperature actually did dip below -30° in the past, in Northern Sweden (as well North Norway and N Finland) during the end of November and beginning of December. Once you include the entire area (not just Sweden), e.g. all three countries, as well the first week of December, you will most likely find that temperatures at or below -30°C / are a fairly common events once true cold air moves into that region (and "rests" in the valleys) - compared to the media's type of "news" reporting, where just every event is so sensational.

But. No doubt. -37° is cold. It is an arctic region up there. It always has the potential of showing sudden, staggering cold temperatures during winter times. (including bordering months like end of November, and March).

True is also, that all of the sudden, when mild Atlantic air swoops over the Norwegian mountain range into North Sweden, the temperatures can easily go above 0°C. Sometimes within less than a day, making the region temporarily warmer than South Sweden.

 

[Laura]

Deep freeze in Arctic Europe sends power prices soaring

It’s so cold, even Norwegians refuse to ski!

wattsupwiththat.com

In times of climate change, the current freeze comes in sharp contrast to last fall, when meteorologists reported about the hottest October and early November ever measured, with an average of 6,7°C above normal across the Arctic.


Cold weather even sweeps the coast of northernmost Norway where the Arctic waters are kept ice-free by the warm Gulf Stream. In Kirkenes, on the border to Russia, the thermometer read -25°C on Saturday outside the Barents Observer’s office.

The quickly accumulating sea-ice on the Northern Sea Route is creating a potentially critical situation along Russia’s east Arctic coast. For several weeks, a number of ships have been trapped in thick sea-ice.